Holder for manifolding books



E. K. BOTTLE HOLDER FOR KANIFQLDING BOOKS Filed April 7. 1923 LIL 19 1619 026 414:, i I 24 2a 295' F1 24 Q26 5 30 23 23 .1 Z0\ T2- ,.5 H Ti .6

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EDWZQRID KIRBY BOTTLE, F ELMIRA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB 530 AMERICAN SALESBOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, OANADA, A CORPORATION OFONTARIO.

HOLDER FOR MANIFOLDING BOOKS.

Application filed April 7, 1923.

which will tightly grasp and hold the book regardless of the thicknessthereof.

Another object is to provide a holder having a supporting table for thepad, in the form of a. follower spring pressed toward the pad.

Another object is to provide a two-partholder, wherein the ends of thepad are clamped resiliently between the parts of the holder.

Another object is to provide a two-part holder for clamping the ends ofthe pad, wherein one of the parts is resilient and is held under tensionby its engagement with the other to firmly clamp the pad.

Another object is to provide a holder for simultaneously claspingopposite ends of a book, with a resilient following pressure, tocompensate for the gradual removal of the leaves.

Other objects of the invention will be in part obvious and will in partappear hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises an article of manufacture possessingthe features, properties, and the relation of elements which will beexemplified in the article hereinafter described and the scope of theapplication of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the inventionreference should be had to the following detailed description taken inconnect-ion with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention with amanifolding sales book in place,

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a portion of the book,

Serial No. 630,578.

Figs. 3, 5 and 7 are edge views of alternative forms of the invention,

Figs. 4, and 8 are top plan views of Figs. 3, 5 and 7 respectively.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 1, the improved holderis shown in connection with cover, consisting of a back 1, and afront 2,which are connected by a flexible hinge connection 3, as for instanceleather. The holder proper is a two-part construction, consisting of anelement in the form of a plate 4, which is a follower, and on which thepad rests, and an element 5 which clamps the pad to the element 4. Theelement 5, which is resilient, in the present instance, is provided ateach end with an upstanding web 6 and 7, respectively, between which thepad 8 is received, and each web has at its top an overlying flange 9 and10 respectively, the flange 9 being connected with the web 6, while theflange 10 is connected wi h the web 7. In the present instance eachflange 9 and'lO is provided at its ends With depending lugs 11, whichengage the side edges of the pad 8, to prevent lateral movement thereof,with respect to the follower, which is received between the webs 6 and7, and which support the pad.

Resilient mechanism is arranged between the elements of the holder, andthe said mechanism acts normally to move the elements away from eachother, thereby to clamp the pad between said elements, In the presentinstance the resilient mechanism is in connection with the element 5,the said element being of resilient material, and bent so that when itis engaged with the pad and follower, that is, the element 4, it will beheld under tension. In the present construction, the element 5 is bentto provide three concave portions, separated by ribs 12- extendingtransversely of the element 5, and bearing against the element 4 whenthe elements areconnected and clamped upon the pad. The improved holderis especially designed to hold that form of manifolding' pad known asZigzag, wherein a series of record leaves is provided, connected end toend and foldedso that they lie one upon the other. It is obvious,however, that the holder might be used with equal facility to hold anyform of manifolding pad. With the zigzag arleaves may be disengaged asmay be desired,

all connected together, by merely making traction on the uppermost leafin the plane of the leaf, or substantially in the said plane. With otherforms of manifolding pad, the follower may be depressed at one end, bypressure on the pad, to permit disengage ment of the free ends of theleaf or leaves from the flanges 9 or 10, as the case may be. The leaf 13of transfer material is held by a spring clip on the flange 10. Thisclip is in the form of a leaf which is hinged to the web 7 or to anotherleaf 1 k secured to the web 7, and it is normallyspring pressed towardthe flange 10, to tightly grip the end of the transfer leaf between .thesaid flange and the leaf let. The transfer leaf may be disengaged, byswinging the leaf 1% upwardly. The'element 5 may be connected to theback 1 of the cover in any suitable or desired manner, as for instanceby rivets indicated at 15.

' In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the holdercomprises an element 16, which is a follower, and an element 17 ofresilient material, held under tension by its engagement with thefollower.

This element 17', which is a plate, is bent in the same manner as theplate 5, and is provided at its ends with the vertical webs 18 and theoverlying flanges 19, which engage the ends of the follower. The lugs 10which limit the side movement of the pad are omitted, to facilitate theentrance of the pad into the holder. In the embodiment of Fig. 1, theends of the pad must beintroduced beneath theflanges 9 and 10. thefollower being depressed for this purpose. In Fig.3, however, thepad'may be slipped into the holder from the side. In Fig. 1, it isengaged from the top. ..In the alternate construction shown in Figs. 5and 6, the element 20 which is the follower, is a plate, and the element21 is also a plate, having the end webs 22 and the overlying flanges23-23 against which the follower bears. The element 21 is bent inopposite directions on a transverse line at its center, and the angleformed. by the bending is arranged upward, and bears against theunderside of the follower, pressing it againstthe flanges 23. Thenengaged with the follower, the element 21 is held under tension. Withthis construction the manifolding pad may be introduced 'from the side,and in order to facilitate the introduction, the flange 23 is cut awayat each end, so that it is only a finger piece at the center of the web.

If desired, the two elements may be secured together as in theconstruction of Figs. 7 and 8, wherein the follower 24 is secured to theelement 25 which is a clamp,

has its central portion bowed up as shown at 27 to abut the plate24, andit is the bowed up portion which is connected to the follower. Theelement 25 has the end webs 28 and the overlying flanges 29, and theflanges are provided with depending lugs 30 at their ends, which limitthe lateral movement of the pad on the follower. The bow 27 is of suchdepth that it will tightly hold the follower against the flanges 29.

In order to insure the firm holding of the last few leaves of amanifolding pad. mechanism may be provided in connection with any of theholders shown for insuring atight grip at either or both ends of theholder. In Figs? and 8, for instance, the overlying flanges 23 and 23have depres sions 41 on'their upper faces, which form spurs or lugs onthe under faces of the flanges. The follower may have struclnup spurs orlugs 42 at its ends, matching with the lugs 41, to tightly grip theleaves. In Figs. 10 and 11,.the follower has spurs or lugs e3, whichmatch with the openings l iin one of the flanges-34L. The arrangement inFig. 8 is especially adapted for the zigzag type of pad, since it willtightly grip both ends of the last few leaves. The construction of Fig.11 is also adapted for this type, or for any other type. In each of theconstructions of Figs. 3, 5, 7, 9 and 10, aspring clip such as that,shown in Fig. 1 may be provided to hold the transfer leaf, or any othersuitable means may be used. In operation, to introduce a pad, in theconstruction of Figs. 1 or 7, the ends of. the follower are depressed,and the ends of the pad may be slipped into place one at a time Orsimultaneously. In the construction of Figs. 8, 5, 9 and 10, the pad maybe inserted from the side, or from the top as may be desired. The lugs10 and 30 also prevent lateral movement of the follower, holding it inproper position in the holder, constituted by the follower and clamp.The improved holder is a two-part holder, one of the parts being afollower, and a support for the pad, while the other is a clamp to clampthe pad to the follower,

and one of the parts is resilient and held under tension by itsengagement with the other. Either or both parts may. furnish theresiliency. Thefollower might be deformed and resilient, but it ispreferable that the follower be plane to provide a support for the pad.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and differentembodiments of the invention could be made without departing from thescope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the abovedescription or shown in th accmpanying drawing shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended tocover all of the generic and specific features of the invention hereindescribed, and all statements of the scope of the invention, which, as amatter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A holder for manifolding pad, comprising, in combination, a resilientplate, upturned webs at the ends of said resilient plat-e, and flangescarried by said webs, a rigid plate embraced between said resilientplate and said flanges, said resilient plate being adapted to urge saidrigid plate into engagement with said flanges and means for keeping saidrigid plate and said resilient plate in lateral alignment.

2. A holder for manifolding pad, comprising, in combination, a resilientplate, upturned webs at the ends of said resilient plate and flangescarried by said webs, a rigid plate embraced between said resilientplate and said flanges, said resilient plate being adapted to urge saidrigid plate into engagement with said flanges and means for keeping saidrigid plate and said resilient plate in lateral alignment, and a springclamp carried by said web, engaging one of said flanges for theretention of a transfer sheet. 1

3. A holder for manifolding pad, comprising, in combination, a resilientplate, upturned webs at the ends of said resilient plate and flangescarried by said webs, a rigid plate embraced between said resilientplate and said flanges, said resilient plate being adapted to urge saidrigid plate into engagement with said flanges, means for keeping saidrigid plate and said resilient plate in lateral alignment, and means forlaterally restraining a pad when held between said rigid plate and saidflanges.

4. A holder for manifolding pad, comprising, in combination, a resilientplate, upturned webs at the' ends of said resilient plate and flangescarried by said webs, a rigid plate embraced between said resilientplate and said flanges, said resilient plate being adapted to urge saidrigid plate into engagement with said flanges, means for keeping saidrigid plate and said resilient plate in lateral alignment, a springclamp carried by said web engaging one of said flanges for the retentionof transfer sheet, and means for laterally restraining a pad when heldbetween said rigid plate and said flanges.

5. A holder'for a manifolding pad comprising, in combination, aresilient plate having upturned webs at its ends for confining a pad,flanges carried by said webs extending over the face of the pad butterminating short of the space intended for inscription whereby thecentral portion of the face of the pad is exposed from one edge to theother, a rigid plate within said back member, and means for limiting thelateral movement of the pad in both directions, said back member beingadapted to urge said pad outwardly to bear against said flanges.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EDWARD KIRBY BOTTLE.

